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Deep Dive | December 3, 2024 Premium

Black Friday 2024: Insights from US Store Visits—Which Retailers Could Have Done Better?

Last week, the Coresight Research team undertook our annual Black Friday store visits, visiting the stores of more than 40 retailers across six states. We offer our observations on the brick-and-mortar channel during Black Friday 2024, covering the breadth and depth of promotions, product quantity and availability, and consumer activity and demand, among other topics.

Store Tracker | November 6, 2024 Premium

Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024: Closures Outpace Openings

The Canada Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on announced and actual store openings and closures in Canada. In this report, we include highlights from Alimentation Couch-Tard, Loblaw Companies, Sobey’s and more.

Store Tracker | June 14, 2024 Premium

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 24: US Store Openings Surpass 4,000

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker series reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from Abercrombie & Fitch, Best Buy, Dollar Tree and Lululemon Athletica.

Store Tracker | April 4, 2024 Premium

US Store Tracker Extra, March 2024: Family Dollar Closures Push Total Shuttered Space to 30 Million Square Feet

Family Dollar’s planned closures will push total closed US retail space to 30 million square feet in 2024. Explore the details of its store closure plans and discover other US retailers’ store closure and opening announcements from March 2024, including their square-footage impact.

Store Tracker | March 15, 2024 Premium

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2024, Week 11: The Body Shop Closes All US Stores; Dollar Tree, Inc. To Shutter 1,000 Locations

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from The Body Shop and Dollar Tree, Inc., among others.

Store Tracker | December 22, 2023 Premium

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 51: Previewing Plans for 2024—Dollar General (US) and Asda (UK) To Lead Store Openings

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from Michaels and Asda, among others, and previews retailers’ plans for 2024.

Store Tracker | June 2, 2023 Premium

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 22: B&M Drives UK Openings

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from Genesco and B&M, among others.

Store Tracker | March 10, 2023 Premium

Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 10: US Openings Cross 3,500

Our Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker reports on store closures, openings and bankruptcies. This week includes highlights from Amazon, Abercrombie & Fitch, Big Lots, Burlington Stores, Dollar Tree, Macy’s, Nordstrom and Sprouts Farmers Market, among others.

Deep Dive | November 22, 2022 Premium

100 Retail Companies, 10 Years: Analyzing Financial Performance and Winning Strategies

Our analysis of 100 retail companies covers their 10-year financial performance as well as winning strategies to emulate high-performing companies. We analyze sales growth, margins, free cash flow, return on capital and debt levels for small, medium and large companies.

Deep Dive | August 12, 2022 Premium

The C-Suite’s Evolution: Embracing Technology and Adapting to Hybrid Working in Retail

The C-suite has expanded over the past 20 years to keep pace with changes happening in industry and society; we identify 12 categories in which roles have emerged and analyze the trends behind the growth of the C-suite among Coresight 100 companies.

Insight Report | July 20, 2021 Premium

Retail Robustness Index: July 2021 Update—Slight Gains Amid Volatility from Management Changes

Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The July 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store- and management-related announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in April 2021.

Insight Report | January 7, 2021 Premium

Retail Robustness Index: January 2021 Update—Scores Rebound as Product Mix Shifts Back to Normalized Levels

Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The January 2021 update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in December 2020.

Insight Report | December 10, 2020 Premium

Retail Robustness Index: December 2020 Update—Shifting Consumer Demand Hits a Number of Top Retailers’ Scores

Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. The December update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in November.

Insight Report | November 12, 2020 Premium

Retail Robustness Index: November 2020 Update—Most Metrics Improve Slightly

Coresight Research’s Retail Robustness Index evaluates the 100 largest US retailers (by revenue) on their ability to weather dramatic shifts in demand as the Covid-19 lockdowns began. The November update revises the scores based on financial reports and store-reopening announcements. Alongside the report, our infographic summarizes key changes since the previous Retail Robustness Index update in October.

Flash Report | October 26, 2020

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Introducing the New Coresight 100: The Companies Reinventing Retail

With 2020 having accelerated the pace of change in retail, we have re-evaluated the Coresight 100, our focus list of the top 100 of the largest and most influential companies in the global retail ecosystem. We introduce the new list of the top companies to watch, which spans eight sectors and now includes select innovators and private companies.